Grizzly Bear Defense

[Malamute]

It has been hypothesized that the reason for this is that all the aggressive/confrontational bear personalities were long ago removed from the gene pool in Europe by humans.

An old guy I talked to in Montana that lived near Yellowstone said that way back when grizzlies were hunted, they were around, youd see tracks and such, but you rarely saw them. The bears today are bold and come around any time day or night they dang well do as they please and get into stuff. He surmises, as do I, that when hunted they tended to stay out of sight more and get into less trouble. The only time they get hunted now is if or when they attack people or livestock, and those bears arent really becoming educated, just removed. Many of the rest still seem to act like nothing can hurt them. Not sure how this relates to European bears, in Europe it may be a different deal.

[GJM]

https://petapixel.com/2023/05/11/pho...hes-ever-seen/

Photographer Films ‘Longest, Most Intense’ Grizzly Bear Fight He’s Ever Seen

[Vanishing Wanderer]

Seems like neither bear could get the edge.

[GJM]

Montana:

Hunter kills grizzly bear in self-defense encounter in Madison Range
ENNIS – A hunter killed a grizzly bear in self-defense last week in the Madison Range southeast of Ennis.

The person was hunting black bears in a remote parcel of private land in the backcountry on June 5 when he was charged by a grizzly bear. The hunter shot and killed the bear with a pistol and was not injured.

The hunter notified Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks the same day. Officials from FWP, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest conducted a field investigation with help from the landowner and confirmed the bear mortality. The investigation is ongoing.

The bear’s behavior appeared to be defensive in the surprise, close encounter with the hunter. The 15-year-old female grizzly had previously been captured for research purposes in 2013 and had no known history of conflict with people. No cubs were seen with the bear. The bear died outside the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear recovery zone, and inside the demographic monitoring area.

[GJM]

Alaska:

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/20...tack-sterling/

[KneeShot]

Alaska:

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/20...tack-sterling/

.44 for the win! Too bad there was no interview. Lucky dude, running into a sow w/ cubs seems to typically involve more than minor injuries.

[GJM]

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/20...e-river-trail/

[Clusterfrack]

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/20...e-river-trail/

"Mauro, who said she always carries bear spray and recently went to a range to practice shooting a bear gun and shotgun..."

[cosermann]

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/20...e-river-trail/

From the article, "... from now on, I’ll carry two cans (of bear spray).”

Maybe a can of bear spray and a firearm would be a better option.

[GJM]

From the article, "... from now on, I’ll carry two cans (of bear spray).”

Maybe a can of bear spray and a firearm would be a better option.

The dilemma is how to deploy spray and a firearm. My only half joke is you need a hippie with bear spray in front, leading the hike.